Is your pet a special part of your life?

If so they could win fabulous prizes and world wide renown

Web fluff is aiming to find the five most charismatic pets and entrants are invited from anywhere in the world*

You can enter online or by post, providing up to three photos and answering a few questions designed to demonstrate your pet's charisma and character.

The competition is free to enter and will be judged, independently as soon as we have a good sample of pets from around the world. Prizes include pet oil paintings by artyfluff for the first three pets, and websites celebrating the first five. All pets entered have a chance of being published in a book devoted to charismtic pets which will help to raise money for sustainable enrvironments for wildlife.

Mr Boots: Black Cat

Mr Boots is a black moggie cat from an animal rescue. He's only got one ear and lost his tail in an accident (seven lives left, phew). His family are very fond of his antics - despite his feline genetics, he thinks he's a dog - but have requested that he wipes his feet before tramping mud all over their cream carpets.

Nelson: Bernese Mountain Dog

Nelson is a pedigree Bernese Mountain Dog with a penchant for scruffiness and headbutting his owners. While he's not running on the beach, he keeps a keen eye out for left over food, roast beef being his particular favourite.

Babycham: Ferret

Babycham is a ferret with lofty ambition: she loves to climb trees. If there are no trees handy she will encourage her human owners to chase her by hooting and chirping at them; she cheats slightly in this competition by mixing the soppy gaze of a dog (puppy dog eyes) with the entertaining mischief of a ferret, but she's a sweetie, so we forgive her.

Willow: Red Kneed Tarantula, Spider

Willow is a fussy Tarantula who will spend hours arranging her home just so. She can be aloof when the mood takes her, but she will often spend time happily climbing over her owner's hands when feeling friendly

Pet Competition entries so far:

Are cat owners more besotted than dog owners? How many Arachnid owners regard their pet as irreplaceable? Are there any Fish owners out there who can make a case for acquatic charisma? Stats Updated Live

• Cats: 18%
• Arachnids: 1%
• Birds: 2%
• Dogs: 67%
• Ferrets: 3%
• Horses: 0%
• Reptiles: 1%
• Small Mammals: 4%
• Others: 3%

If your favourite animal type isn't represented above, then you can rectify that here

Question: Which types of pets have the most charisma?

Answer: We'll know when the competition finishes

... and the competition is wide open: a staff member at a UK dog magazine said she thought that cats were the most charismatic pets. So Webfluff checked with a UK cat magazine, and they thought that spiders have the most charisma. Surprised? So were we but they have a point (for sheer knee trembling presence, can you beat a huge spider?) and now we can't wait until the results are available. Naturally, if you think your pet has charisma, whatever it's breed or type, we'd recommend you enter the competition.